Drop-In: Playlist from March 26, 2022

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Upcoming events:

Sat. Apr 13th, 6pm - 7pm: Drop In Presents Mr. Ferocious Radio Hour (More info...)

Prepare for an eclectic mix of crunchy garage and Eurotrash! We're pulling out obscure Dutch gems, rocking girl groups, soulful singles, and other highlights from the grimiest depths of record bins on both sides of the Atlantic. All killer, no filler!

Sat. Apr 20th, 6pm - 7pm: Roll Up and Rock Out With The Sonic Dawn (More info...)

Jonas and Emil of the Danish acid rock group The Sonic Dawn return to Drop In to celebrate 4/20; once again dripping a dose of groovy psychedelia into your usual Drop In session on WFMU’s Rock and Soul Radio. Get ready to get weird with your new friends from Denmark.

Sat. Apr 27th, 6pm - 7pm: Drop-In presents: The return of Spastisk Ekstase with Courtney Noir! (More info...)

DJ Courtney Noir of KZUM.org returns to be your guide through some of the best Scandinavian Post-Punk & Cold Wave she can cram into an hour. FANTASTISK!

Sat. May 4th, 6pm - 7pm: Drop In Presents Scott_OZ Returns Again! (More info...)

Beloved Australian listener Scott_OZ returns again to DropIn with a 3rd installment of some more of the most wild and weird music from Down Under!

March 26, 2022: DJ Lesley K on SKA QUEEN Rhoda Dakar
One hour special on the the groundbreaking work of singer Rhoda Dakar of the all-female 2Tone band, The Bodysnatchers. Rhoda’s music, inspired by early ska/rocksteady Jamaican artists frequently speaks to many serious social + global issues.

Listen to this show:  Pop-up player!

(* = new)

Artist	Track	Album	Label	Year	Format	Comments	Images	New	Approx. start time
Music behind DJ: Special AKA	Racist Friend instrumental   → "Racist Friend instrumental" by "Special AKA"								0:00:00 (Pop-up)
Rhoda Dakar	007   → "007" by "Rhoda Dakar"	Sings the Bodysnatchers		2015		Desmond Dekker cover Rhoda Dakar’s Bandcamp			0:02:10 (Pop-up)
The Bodysnatchers	Too Experienced   → "Too Experienced" by "The Bodysnatchers"		2 Tone	1980	7"				0:05:02 (Pop-up)
The Bodysnatchers	Easy Life   → "Easy Life" by "The Bodysnatchers"		2 Tone	1980	7"	2tone single (flip side of Too Experienced)			0:07:32 (Pop-up)
Dub Pistols featuring Rhoda Dakar	Stand Together   → "Stand Together" by "Dub Pistols featuring Rhoda D...		Sunday Best	2020		VIDEO here AND the Dub Pistols Bandcamp			0:10:43 (Pop-up)
Special AKA	Free Nelson Mandela   → "Free Nelson Mandela" by "Special AKA"	Special AKA, In the Studio	2 Tone	1984					0:14:33 (Pop-up)
Rhoda Dakar	The Man Who Sold The World   → "The Man Who Sold The World" by "Rhoda Dakar"		Sunday Best	2022	7"	Cover of 1970 David Bowie song; Sleeve art by Pete McKee Rhoda Dakar’s Bandcamp		*	0:18:21 (Pop-up)
Rhoda Dakar	A Change is Gonna Come (Never Again)   → "A Change is Gonna Come (Never Again)" by "Rhoda D...		digital single	2018		Sam Cooke cover. Inspired by the brave stance of the students of Stoneman Douglas High School in the aftermath of the tragic shooting massacre in 2018. Get this song at Rhoda’s Music Glue page- lots of music + other items here (+ not available on BC page)			0:22:19 (Pop-up)
The Bodysnatchers	Let's Do the Rocksteady   → "Let's Do the Rocksteady" by "The Bodysnatchers"		2 Tone	1980					0:28:24 (Pop-up)
Rhoda Dakar	The Ghost of the Vox Continental   → "The Ghost of the Vox Continental" by "Rhoda Dakar"	Sings the Bodysnatchers		2015		Rhoda Dakar’s Bandcamp			0:31:19 (Pop-up)
The Specials featuring Rhoda Dakar	I Can't Stand It   → "I Can't Stand It" by "The Specials featuring Rhod...	More Specials		1980					0:33:33 (Pop-up)
Special AKA	Racist Friend   → "Racist Friend" by "Special AKA"	In the Studio	2Tone	1984					0:37:31 (Pop-up)
Millie	Honey Hush   → "Honey Hush" by "Millie"	Love Is All I Bring: Reggae Hits & Rarities By The Queens Of Trojan		1970		Written and produced by Jimmy Cliff. On the excellent compilation LOVE IS ALL I BRING (Reggae Hits and Rarities by the Queens of Trojan) Rhoda wrote liner notes for this set			0:41:12 (Pop-up)
Rhoda Dakar	Everyday Is Like Sunday   → "Everyday Is Like Sunday" by "Rhoda Dakar"	Bandcamp Single	Sunday Best	2021		Cover of Morrissey song Rhoda Dakar’s Bandcamp			0:43:54 (Pop-up)
The Bodysnatchers	Ruder Than You   → "Ruder Than You" by "The Bodysnatchers"		2 Tone	1980					0:47:23 (Pop-up)
Rhoda (with Special AKA)	The Boiler   → "The Boiler" by "Rhoda (with Special AKA)"		2 Tone	1982	7"				0:53:01 (Pop-up)